Dead football player's parents sue Tennessee State

$5 million lawsuit claims lack of care

9:50 PM,
Apr. 29, 2013

Tennessee State football player Wayne Jones III

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The parents of Wayne Jones III, the Tennessee State football player who died last season after collapsing on the practice field, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the university.

Wayne Jones Jr. and Sonya Johns are seeking $5 million in damages.

The suit claims the football coaches and trainers failed to provide adequate care for their son, a walk-on redshirt freshman defensive back, after he suffered cardiac arrest shortly after the non-contact practice began Nov. 7. ...